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  Ryan Meara

Ryan Meara

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Yonkers, N.Y.

High School:
Fordham Prep

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 185

Position:
GK

Birthdate:
11/15/1990

Club Team:
Yonkers United

2008: Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team and NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team...Named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week for the week ending September 21st after posting two straight shutouts on eight total saves...Earned a spot on the Soccer America's Team of the Week for the Week of October 15th after shutting out #9 Ranked Saint Louis while snagging three saves in a 2-1 loss to #21 ranked Charlotte...Grabbed the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honor for the week ending November 9th for his shutouts against Temple and Saint Joseph's...Started all 19 games for the Rams' in net during rookie campaign...Tallied 67 saves on the year...set the Fordham freshman records for shutouts (8) and goals against average (0.97)...Grabbed a season-high seven saves against La Salle...held a 0.97 goals against average.

Before Fordham: Started in goal for Fordham Prep in his final three seasons... Two-year team captain... Helped lead his team to a City championship and State Final in 2007... Selected to the All-Archdiocese First Team twice and named MVP twice for Fordham Prep... Played club soccer for Yonkers United and won the State Cup in 2007 and was runner-up in 2008... Won the Dublin Cup in 2006... Has trained with Reading FC of England with their youth academies in July 2007 and Feb 2008... Member of the honor roll.

Personal: Has yet to decide on a major... Has two brothers.